Hope for the Amazon at last?
For decades, deforestation has posed a major threat to the survival of the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Now,
Continue readingFor decades, deforestation has posed a major threat to the survival of the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Now,
Continue readingIn November, 2022 Final conference of the International project “Forests in Women’s Hands” (Fem4Forest) was organized in Slovenia. 14 partners
Continue readingEuropean Wilderness Society´s Wilderness Director, Vlado Vancura, continuing sharing his expertise with our readers. And we are glad to share
Continue readingIn this webinar, forest expert Vlado Vancura will talk about how forests were used in Europe over the last 2000
Continue readingThe forest sector has been facing significant changes over the years including globalization, digitalization, changing societal demands and climate change.
Continue readingHave you ever thought about how important the forest is in the concept of Wilderness or how important Wilderness is in the concept of forestry? In a webinar on 29th of November 2021
Continue readingForests are possibly the most important ally in the fight against the climate and biodiversity crisis. They capture massive amounts
Continue readingToday, on 3rd of March, together with the CITES Secretariat and United Nations (UN), we celebrate World Wildlife Day! 3rd
Continue readingHave you ever wondered about how forestry practices in the Carpathians evolved over time? Or how historic unsustainable practices have
Continue readingThe European Commission has opened a public consultation about the new EU Forest Strategy. The consultation is open from January
Continue readingWe are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your
Continue readingCurrently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if
Continue readingFollowing public dissatisfaction with increased forest logging in Lithuania, a team of scientists, conservationists, lawyers, artists and nature lovers united
Continue readingMany countries around Europe, especially Central Europe, sound the alarm. Ground water levels and soil moisture are on a historic
Continue readingTomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start
Continue readingÜbermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.
Continue readingStarting on 23rd July, the European Wilderness Society will host a series of German-speaking webinars shining a light on all
Continue readingImportant update 05.08.2020: As a professional project consortium has not yet formed to develop a project idea for one of
Continue readingThe climate crisis is the worst crisis in human history and it will affect almost every aspect of the environment
Continue readingAs advocates of Wilderness – drastically shortened meaning non-human-intervention or self-willed land – we are often confronted with the question
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